Seven Wonders of the Industrial World: Miniseries
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
The Great Ship
Sep 4, 2003 · 50 min
This episode focuses on the construction of the SS Great Eastern, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to be both the first ship entirely made out of iron and the most luxurious ves
The Brooklyn Bridge
Sep 11, 2003 · 50 min
Focusing on the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, the episode examines the family that built it - John Augustus Roebling, who designed the bridge; his son, Washington Roebling,
The Bell Rock Lighthouse
Sep 18, 2003 · 50 min
This episode tells the story of the construction in the early nineteenth century of the offshore lighthouse on Bell Rock, by the Scottish engineer Robert Stevenson. Bell or Inchcap
The Sewer King
Sep 25, 2003 · 50 min
Set in London during the 1850s, this episode focuses on the construction of the London sewerage system, built to replace the antiquated medieval system that was overworked and inad
The Panama Canal
Oct 2, 2003 · 50 min
Both the French and the American efforts build a sea-level canal through Panama linking the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean are presented in this episode; firstly, the ill-fa
The Line
Oct 9, 2003 · 50 min
The episode follows the construction of the Pacific Railroad, the first transcontinental rail system, which would unite the eastern and western seaboards of the United States. Star
The Hoover Dam
Oct 16, 2003 · 50 min
The final episode focuses on the construction of the Hoover Dam during the Great Depression of the 1930s, focussing in particular on the ruthless pace set by Frank Crowe, the build